The GS Caltex Cup (Korean: GS칼텍스배) is a Go competition.

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The GS Caltex Cup replaced the LG Refined Oil Cup. It is organized by the Maeil Business Newspaper, Maeil Broadcasting Network (MBN), and Korea Baduk Association, and sponsored by GS Caltex. The winner receives 70 million won in prize money, and the runner-up receives 30 million won (as of 2024).[1] The final is a best-of-5. Komi is 6.5 points.

Players begin with 30 minutes of thinking time on their clock and add a 30 second increment per move (Fischer time). The time increment system was introduced in 2024, replacing the byoyomi system.[1]

Past winners and runners-up

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Year Winner Score Runner-up
1 1996 Yoo Changhyuk 3–2 Cho Hunhyun
2 1997 Lee Changho 3–0 Choi Myung-hoon
3 1998 3–0
4 1999 Seo Bongsoo 3–2 Yoo Changhyuk
5 2000 Choi Myunghoon 3–1 Rui Naiwei
6 2001 Lee Changho 3–0 Choi Myunghoon
7 2002 Lee Sedol 3–1
8 2003 Lee Changho 3–0 Cho Hanseung
9 2004 3–0 Park Yeonghun
10 2005 Choi Cheol-han 3–2 Lee Changho
11 2006 Lee Sedol 3–0 Choi Cheol-han
12 2007 Park Yeonghun 3–2 Lee Sedol
13 2008 3–0 Won Seongjin
14 2009 Cho Hanseung 3–1 Park Yeonghun
15 2010 Won Seong-jin 3–1 Cho Hanseung
16 2011 Park Junghwan 3–0 Park Yeonghun
17 2012 Lee Sedol 3–2
18 2013 Kim Jiseok 3–0 Lee Sedol
19 2014 3–0 Choi Cheol-han
20 2015 Mok Jinseok 3–1[2]
21 2016 Lee Donghoon 3–0 Yun Chanhee
22 2017 Ahn Kukhyun 3–2 Kim Jiseok
23 2018 Shin Jinseo 3–2 Lee Sedol
24 2019 3–0 Kim Jiseok
25 2020 3–0
26 2021 3–2[3] Byun Sangil
27 2022 3–0[4] Byun Sangil
28 2023 Byun Sangil 3–0[5] Choi Jeong
29 2024 Shin Min-jun 3–0[1] Park Sang-jin

References

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  1. ^ a b c "신민준, 박상진 완파하고 GS칼텍스배 우승…통산 9번째 타이틀", Yonhap News Agency (in Korean), 2024-07-30
  2. ^ "Mok Jinseok wins 1st title in 15 years – 20th GS Caltex Cup", Go Game Guru, 2015-04-03, archived from the original on 2015-09-21
  3. ^ "'신공지능' 신진서, 변상일 꺾고 GS칼텍스배 4연패 달성", Yonhap News Agency (in Korean), 2021-08-02
  4. ^ "'이창호 넘었다' 신진서, GS칼텍스배 우승 '대회 5연패'", Chosun Ilbo (in Korean), 2022-08-22
  5. ^ "변상일, GS칼텍스배 첫 우승…세계기전 춘란배 이어 2관왕", Yonhap News Agency (in Korean), 2023-07-31
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